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A rendering of a Technology Enterprise Park, a multi-phase development containing office and lab space, retail and apartments along North Avenue and Northside Drive west of Georgia Tech's campus. HANDOUT

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Georgia Tech bio science park gets initial OK for tax breaks7h ago

Kerri Gray talks about her son at her Cumming home Tuesday. The 6-month-old was killed Monday. (Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Mother of 6-month-old killed in drive-by shooting grieving amid man’s arrest

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Cobb Commission Chairman Mike Boyce and his wife Judy, at a 2020 farewell reception for him at the Cobb County Civic Center. (Courtesy of Cobb County)

Mike Boyce, former Cobb County chairman, dies

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Ozzie, who died Tuesday, was the world's oldest living male gorilla in captivity. He was 61 years old. One of the original pioneers of the Zoo's Ford African Rain Forest, Ozzie has more than 25 descendants (including children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren) living at Zoo Atlanta and at accredited zoos around the U.S.

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Zoo Atlanta announces that Ozzie, oldest living male gorilla, has died

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Legislation filed Monday in the Georgia Senate would require pregnant women to see a doctor in person before being able to obtain the abortion pill mifepristone.

GOP senator files bill that would ban mailing of abortion pill

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Key information missing from Georgia’s criminal records database

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Georgia Ports broke cargo records in 2021

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Local

Andruw Jones was one of the best defensive players in MLB history. (File photo)

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Andruw Jones gains votes, remains far short of Hall of Fame

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Democrats seek repeal of Georgia voting law, including parts they like

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Georgia lawmakers try to identify critical race theory in schools

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COVID cases in metro Atlanta schools remain high, even as omicron slows

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Multiple vehicles were damaged by bullets Sunday night when gunfire rang out in the parking lot of Loca Luna on Amsterdam Avenue. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Owners terminate Loca Luna’s lease after latest gunfire incident

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Developer aims to transform North DeKalb Mall into mixed-use attraction

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Memorial services for the ‘Happy Preacher’ on Friday and Saturday

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Drug deal led to shootings that injured 3, Atlanta police say

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Nation & State

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has supported a change in rules that has allowed U.S. representatives to vote remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy sued to end the practice, but the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the case. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Supreme Court upholds House remote voting decried by GOP but used by all

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Capsized boat found near Florida; 39 people missing

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Dueling defamation suits: Woman testifies against Roy Moore

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Florida senator fights back over nude images stolen from her

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FILE - Cardi B performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., on June 16, 2019. A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded $1.25 million to Cardi B in a defamation lawsuit against a celebrity news blogger. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

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Jury awards Cardi B $1.25 million in defamation lawsuit

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Bills-Chiefs is most-watched TV program since Super Bowl

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RFK Jr. apologizes after condemnation for Anne Frank comment

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Georgia mom charged with murder after human remains found; son missing

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Politics

U.S. Senate candidate Kelvin King speaks at the Georgia GOP convention at Jekyll Island on Saturday, June 5, 2021. (Photo: Nathan Posner for The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution)

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OPINION: How to run for Senate when you’re not Herschel Walker 10h ago

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Supreme Court upholds House remote voting decried by GOP but used by all

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (left) and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens joined the Georgia Municipal Association and city leaders for the annual Cities United Summit on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (City of Atlanta)

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The Jolt: What three standing ovations say about the state of Georgia politics

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A panel of Fulton County judges on Monday cleared the way for a special grand jury to be used as part of District Attorney Fani Willis’ investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Fulton judges greenlight special grand jury for Trump probe

Republican incumbent Sen. David Perdue speaks via video monitor during a rally ahead of a Senate runoff in Dalton, Georgia on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Sandy Huffaker/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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David Perdue in quarantine after testing positive for COVID

The state ethics commission will pursue a case involving allegations that former Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine illegally used campaign donations for a down payment on a home, fancy cars and child care expenses. But the commission dismissed another complaint against Oxendine, once a GOP front-runner for governor.

Oxendine ethics case over? Not so fast, says Georgia ethics commission

Former DeKalb Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton walks toward DeKalb County Courthouse for a hearing by Judge Asha Jackson in February 2017. Sutton has filed a lawsuit alleging that the DeKalb Board of Ethics is unconstitutional because some of its members are appointed by community organizations instead of by elected officials. (HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM)

Ex-DeKalb commissioner’s criminal trial rescheduled again

Georgia Senate Pro Tem Butch Miller proposed a constitution amendment that would have prevented noncitizens from voting in the state. The measure did not receive the two-thirds majority vote in the state Senate that it would need to be placed on a ballot. State law already prevents noncitizens from voting, and it rarely happens. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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Constitutional ban on noncitizen voting falls short in Georgia Senate

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens received a standing ovation as he entered the Georgia House on Monday as part of an effort to head off legislation that could allow Buckhead to break off from the rest of the city. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Dickens courts lawmakers in fight against Buckhead cityhood

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Mike Boyce, former Cobb County chairman, dies

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Georgia Tech bio science park gets initial OK for tax breaks

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State Rep. Jasmine Clark, D-Lilburn, asks representatives with Fair Count in August how to involve her constituents in the redistricting process. (Tyler Wilkins/ tyler.wilkins@ajc.com)

Gwinnett Democrats blast Republican maneuvering on redistricting

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Clarkdale Elementary School wait at a social distance as they prepare to board their school buses after school in Austell in 2020. Coronavirus cases in metro Atlanta school districts remain high even as overall counts across Georgia are down from the record numbers posted in early January. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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COVID cases in metro Atlanta schools remain high, even as omicron slows

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The now-closed Macy's North DeKalb Mall store on January 7, 2015.

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Developer aims to transform North DeKalb Mall into mixed-use attraction

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Students arrive at Norcross Elementary School on Jan. 10, 2022. Masks are required in Gwinnett County Public Schools. (Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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COVID and masks: Some metro Atlanta school districts are relaxing rules

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Fayette County Schools lifted its mask mandate in buildings on Tuesday, but maintained the face coverings requirement on buses.

Fayette County making masks optional in schools, mandatory on buses

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Gwinnett commissioners recently hired Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning to work with the county on a new transit plan for $1.5 million. (Courtesy Gwinnett County)

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Gwinnett hires firm for new transit study

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Investigations

Fingerprint technician William Boyd inspects fingerprints and potential fingerprint matches at the Georgia Crime Information Center, a division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, in Decatur Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. The system is usually automated, but it will flag certain prints with anomalies so they can be looked at with a human eye. More employers, both private and public, are using background checks to screen potential job candidates.

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Key information missing from Georgia’s criminal records database

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Andrew Houser, right, Assistant Chief Community Supervision Officer, fist bumps a supervisee before leaving during a visit in October. In November, Department of Community Supervision Commissioner Michael Nail told state senators that the agency's work brought a decline in felonies committed by supervisees, and that those on probation aren’t responsible for the state's increase in violent crime. (Casey Sykes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Georgia’s giant probation population undercuts focus on most dangerous

December 1, 2021 Atlanta - Asya Morgan (left) and Ali Abdulrab talk in front of the mural of the murder victim Abdulrab's sister, Mariam, on Wylie Street near the Krog Street tunnel on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Ali Abdulrab and Asya Morgan have become activists seeking to strengthen the way the state oversees sex offenders. This comes in the wake of the murder of Abdulrab's sister, Mariam, over the summer. She was a bartender who was abducted in front of her southeast Atlanta home and shot and killed. Her accused killer is Demarcus Binkley, a convicted sex offender who was out on probation. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Repeat offenders in Georgia: A failed system, a family shattered

Due to backlogs, more than 6,000 sexual offenders are living in communities across the state without ever getting reviewed and rated by the Georgia Sex Offender Registration Review Board. The board was created 15 years ago by the General Assembly to help protect the public from the most dangerous sex offenders once they leave prison or get placed on probation. (GBI)

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Case backlog in Georgia sex offender oversight agency undermines safety

The campaign to undermine Georgia’s election

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Danielle Deadwyler as Miranda in HBO MAX's "Station Eleven." HBO MAX

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Atlanta actress Danielle Deadwyler plays key role in HBO Max’s ‘Station Eleven’8h ago

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Zoo Atlanta announces that Ozzie, oldest living male gorilla, has died

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Atlanta filmmakers’ ‘Honk For Jesus, Save Your Soul’ premieres at Sundance

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5 things you may not know about Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme giving free doughnuts to blood donors during national crisis

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Imani Perry is the author of "South to America."
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Bookshelf: Imani Perry gives Atlanta tough love in ‘South to America’

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Eliana Pipes' first-time production "Dream Hou$e" is the winner of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition. Photo: Eliana Pipes

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‘Dream House’ asks will you trade a lifetime of memories for cash?

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WSB talk radio host Neal Boortz is shown on the deck of his condominium in Atlanta in 2009. Jason Getz, jgetz@ajc.com

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Neal Boortz to provide daily commentaries on Xtra 106.3/1230

Sports

March 10, 2021 Macon - Mt. Pisgah's Chase Tucker (3) brings the ball upcourt during the 2021 GHSA State Basketball Class A Private Championship game at the Macon Centreplex in Macon on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Mt. Pisgah won 43-41 over Holy Innocents. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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High school basketball scores from Tuesday

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Georgia basketball player Dalen Ridgnal (15) dunks for two points in Tuesday night's game against Alabama at Stegeman Coliseum. (Photo by Mackenzie Miles/UGA Athletics)

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Georgia beats Bama again, this time in basketball

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Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (right) and his son, Charlie, are both free agents. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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While we all wait: Baseball teams, union both make concessions in labor impasse

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Andruw Jones gains votes, remains far short of Hall of Fame

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061021 Flowery Branch: Atlanta Falcons tight ends Kyle Pitts (left) and Lee Smith share a laugh during team practice at mini-camp on Wednesday, Jun 10, 2021, in Flowery Branch. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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Falcons’ Lee Smith is retiring

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FILE - This Feb. 7, 2010, file photo shows New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton celebrating after the Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts to win the Super Bowl, in Miami, Feb. 7, 2010. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, whose 15-year tenure with the club included its only Super Bowl championship and also a one-season suspension stemming from the NFL’s bounty investigation, intends to retire from coaching. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, that the 58-year-old Payton was stepping down. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move was not going to be announced until a media availability later in the day. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

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Good riddance to Sean Payton, Falcons nemesis. Can Tom Brady be next?

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Florida State guard Matthew Cleveland (35) reacts after a dunk against Purdue during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Son of Georgia Tech alums, Matthew Cleveland shines for Florida State

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Atlanta TV sports listings

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